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Hop Testing for Dynamic Stability and Agility (Brummit, Heiderscheit, Manske, Niemuth, & Rauh, June 2013) (Manske & Reiman, 2013) (Logerstedt, et al., October 2012)
Purpose: This cohort of hop testing is an accurate predictor of dynamic knee stability and eccentric loading control. The Single leg hop test is frequently utilized to assess lower extremity function in athletes following knee injury and/or with low back pain and is a strong predictor of eccentric quad strength and injury risk for the knee.
Single Leg Hop:
Start: Stand with feet approximately shoulder width apart situated behind, but not on, a line (piece of tape) on the floor
Movement: Hop forward off one foot then land on that same foot. For a test to be recorded, you must hold the landing position for 5 seconds. If you are unable to land successfully (e.g., land with assistance of the opposite lower extremity, lost balance, or took an extra step after landing), the SLH is repeated. The distance hopped was measured from the starting line to the rear most heel.
Criteria/Scoring: Males should be able to hop at least 75% of their height, females at 65% of their height
Triple hop:
Start: Stand with feet approximately shoulder width apart situated behind, but not on, a line (piece of tape) on the floor Movement: Hop forward off one-foot landing on that same foot then immediately jump two more times landing on the same foot each time then sticking the landing. For a test to be recorded, you must hold the final landing position for 5 seconds. If you are unable to land successfully (e.g., land with assistance of the opposite lower extremity, lost balance, or took an extra step after landing), the SLH is repeated. The distance hopped was measured from the starting line to the rear most heel.
Criteria/Scoring: Compare right leg to left leg and measure as a percentage. For example, right leg = 400cm and left leg = 392 cm, 392/400 = 0.98 x100% = 98%. You should score >85% for symmetry from right to left.
OPTIONAL AGILITY TESTING:
T-test procedure: Set out four cones as illustrated in the diagram above (5 yards = 4.57 m, 10 yards = 9.14 m). The subject starts at cone A. On the command of the timer, the subject sprints to cone B and touches the base of the cone with their right hand. They then turn left and shuffle sideways to cone C, and touches its base, this time with their left hand. Then shuffling sideways to the right to cone D and touching the base with the right hand. They then shuffle back to cone B touching with the left hand, and run backwards to cone A. The stopwatch is stopped as they pass cone A.
Scoring: The trial will not be counted if the subject cross one foot in front of the other while shuffling, fails to touch the base of the cones, or fails to face forward throughout the test. Take the best time of three successful trials to the nearest 0.1 seconds. The table
below shows some scores for adult team sport athletes. Results: male <9.5 sec, female <10.5 sec is excellent; male 9.5- 10.5, female 10.5-11.5 is good, male 10.5-11.5 female 11.5-12.5 is average
Illinois Agility Run Procedure: The length of the course is 10 meters and the width (distance between the start and finish points) is 5 meters. Four cones are used to mark the start, finish and the two turning points. Another four cones are placed down the center an equal distance apart. Each cone in the center is spaced 3.3 meters apart. Subjects should lie on their front (head to the start line) and hands by their shoulders. On the 'Go' command the stopwatch is started, and the athlete gets up as quickly as possible and runs around the course in the direction indicated, without knocking the cones over, to the finish line, at which the timing is stopped.
Results: An excellent score is under 15.2 seconds for a male, less than 17 seconds for a female.
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